Col. Gregory Jones (right), 944th OG commander, is congratulated by Col. Kurt Gallegos, 944th FW commander, after completing 4000 hours of flying on January 9th, 2015 at Luke AFB. Jones and Gallegos are two out of 42 pilots in the Air Force who have reached this milestone. [USAF photo by SSgt. Lausanne Kinder]

Asif wrote:Latest member of the 4000hr club is <a href="pilots-profile957.html">Brigadier General James N. "Bull" Post III</a> who accrued 4000+ hrs in the F-16 on March 3rd, 2011. Refer to Eielson Wing Commander marks 4,000+ hours

Brigadier General James N. 'Bull' Post III gives a thumbs up after landing on March 3rd, 2011 at Eielson AFB. General Post completed his 2565th sortie and achieved 4000.4 flying hours in an F-16. [USAF photo by SSgt. Christopher Boitz]

Brigadier General James N. 'Bull' Post III exists an F-16 after landing on March 3rd, 2011 at Eielson AFB. General Post completed his 2565th sortie and achieved 4000.4 flying hours in an F-16. [USAF photo by SSgt. Christopher Boitz]

A milestone for myself. Very proud and humbled to be the first one in my Air Force to reach this goal. But it’s also just a number. A number that wouldn’t be possible without all the people that work behind the scenes to make every flight hour possible.So this number represents thousands of hours of dedicated people working to make us fly. This number represents meeting lots of amazing people in the different Armed Forces I had the honor to work for.

It’s been an amazing journey so far. Thanks to all who made this possible!!!!!

That's a mighty impressive total of hours! I enjoyed seeing the AZ ANG Vipers flying when I worked at one of the copper mines south of Tucson. There's something surreal about seeing a fighter fly over you when you're a thousand feet down in a pit.